Write to Pub Wednesdays: #1 Acronyms for Writers

[image error] Today I'm starting a new venture on my blog;
Write to Pub Wednesdays in which I share writing,  formatting, submission, blogging and promoting, websites and other information to get your MS (manuscript) off the desk and finally submitted for publication. So, without further ado here's my first Write to Pub Wednesday subject: Writers Acronyms (Which we will be using from here on out!).

When reading or seeking writing/submitting solutions do you stumble over the meanings of those acronyms tossed around like so many croutons in a cryptic word salad? Here are a few examples:

I'm writing my current WIP in first person POV, and my protagonist has a LI much older than she is.
Please send a copy of your MS and SASE with postage.
Are you participating in November 2012NaNoWriMo?
JK Rowling is the ultimate queen of BS! (this is not what you might think BS translates into)
My first chapter begins with an IM of an escaped serial killer.
Do you have any other WIP's using these characters?
To avoid book scams check with WB, P&E, and AW for the latest info..
About that WIP you mentioned, can you send what you have along with an ARC of your current YA CB?

Now you try. Here is a list of Writers Acronyms for you to use to translate the acronyms I used above.

AAR: Association of Authors Representatives
A/W: Art Work
AW: Absolute Write
ARC: Advance Reader Copy
ARC:Advance Review Copy
BS: Back Story
CB: Chapter Book
DRM: Digital Rights Management
EC: External Conflict
E Pub: Electronic Publishing
E Book: Electronic Book
ER: Easy Reader
FB: Facebook
FF: Flash Fiction
GLBT: Gay Lesbian Bi Transgender
HEA: Happily Ever After
IM: Internal Monologue
IC: Internal Conflict
ISBN: International Standard Book Number
LI: Love Interest
MG: Middle Grade
MC: Main Character
MS: Manuscript
NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month
NF: Non Fiction
PB: Picture Book
P&E: Preditors and Editors 
PDF: Portable Document Format
POD: Print On Demand
PW: Publishers Weekly
POV: Point of View
RWA: Romance Writers of America
SASE: Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
Sci-fi: Science Fiction
Spec-fi: Speculative Fiction
SF/F: Science Fiction/Fantasy
TBR: To Be Read
WIP: Work In Progress
YA: Young Adult

These are all of the writing acronyms I've encountered over the last two years of writing, submitting, and now interacting with fellow authors on FB, and my editors in the publishing/editing process. I hope that when navigating the blogs and websites you'll try these acronym appetizers, they're OOTW!

Happy writing! Come back every Wednesday for more Write to Pub Wednesdays where I'll share with you what I've learned on my journey from writer to published author!

Look for my book Stealing Time coming soon from Musa Publishing August 10, 2012!

C.K. Garner
May 30, 2012